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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-13

has been done. As for the side streets, ana
especially those uptown, It is literally true thse
nobody can use them for days together In
severe weather, save at the risk OF dangerous
accidents, and 1t s In these cases the paved
sidewalks " hIch are most neglected.
II Ia quite common to lind IN these streets
LAYER of glairy ice quarter OF an lncn thics'
II some snow fails on this, the walk
ing ia 80 much safer. IL no sno"
falls, tho passengers must be wary OF
they may be taken to hospital with
n broken limb. But Is is nobodys pns'-
meas to remove The ice from the paVenients.
The people who live in the brow natone houses
along the side streets appear Indifferent ootn 10
their own and the general safety and comfort.
Asa rule few hOuse-Owners clean the pave
ment in trout of their own property, or whcn
they do they pour water down their front steps
sometimes after sunset-and thus iDcrease
the dangers of the street by making fresh
film Of slippery ice We are used to having the
nublc business neglected and the public funds
misappied. We have long ceased to expecU'
efficiency from any department OF the
municipal government. But how Is II that
there is so little public spirit among private
citizens IA is indicated by tho general neglect
Of those duties which every property owner
and every honse-occupier owes to his fei'owsf
There ia W orse than want of pubic spirit In
this negligence. There is lack OF common
sense: for the man who will not faFe inc
trouble TO have the leo removed from before
his own house il quito "a liable as stranger TO
fall down there and break his leg.
In London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, there are
no such daily lists of accidents from slippery
sidewalks as swell the hospital rolls OF New
York every winter and all the winter. In
those cities. and in all important European
cities ice and snow ere Immediately removed
from roadways and sidewalks. Local ordinances
enforcing the duty Of househOltlers to Keep
their own pavements free from dangers are not
dead letters there. 1t is indeed true that even
here the passenger who is hurt by falling has
common law remedy in the courts II he can
only bear the expense of litigation and possesses
unlimited patience but it should DO obvious
that this is not enough. II is not that we have
not enough law already. Apparently we have
much more than we can get applied. But 1t
is discouraging when the property owners OF
a great city require TO be driven to perform
duties the imperative necessity If which ought
tn be apparent TO every man. Perhaps we can
put the responsibility for the disgracelul
state of the roadways 10 winter upon the Street
DEPARTMENT; but for the condition of the side
walks the public themselves are accountable
and it is time trey realized this and ceased to
shirk their obligations. They cannot evade
the money loss caused By their neglect, for
whatcver increases the COST of operating the
hospitals makes "A draft on rho public purse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-13

There Is no reason why the death OIL the
Mayor of New YOrk-much as it would be re-
gretted should have any effect on the stock
market Hence it is difficult TO explain the
wide circulation yesterday of report OF Mayor
Hewitts death. There is a statute prot iding
punishme for the circulation of false news in
tended to influence the stock market; but APP
parenty this report does not come within the
scope of the law.
The necessity for improving the city's water
front is SO great that it is to be hoped the
Sinking Fund Commission will find some OF
the plans of the Dock Boar0 sufficiently unob-
jeciionabls to authorize them to be carried out
One of the latest of these plans is for an i'm
proyement on the East River front between
Twenty fourth and Twenty eighth sts. That
part of the water front is badly in need Of i'm
prOvemeut
The only practical step yet taken in the
House to facilitate the customs business of this
port was that of yesterday, which provides for
an additional Circuit Court Judge. If the bill
did not make place for Democrat it would
probaby not have passed so easily. But there
is no question as to the need of the Judge, as
a DER cent of all the business arising in the
thousands of customs cases awaiting adj udica-
ton, greatly to the injury Of the merchants of
this city. An add ional Judge for this circuit
vill be of advantage to them.
According to Sir Andrew Clarke who is an
authority on the subject in England, the United
States has Lost nothing by It's neglect TO build
expensive fortihcaiiOns. Sir Andrews opinion
il based on the idea that his new system of
Sin Visibility of defeDces" will do away with
the necessity for enormous notifications. The
plan, as stated in cable dispatch to THE TRIR-
UXE, certainly appears to be worthy of consid-
Grafton. But the great trouble with this cOun-
try 10 ii at we have no guns for either visible
or invisible defences. and no plant TO manufact-
ure them. 1t will be a work of years to supply
this deficiency. TIE refusal Of the Democrats
in the House to concur with the Senate in taxi
ing steps t. provide the nation with modern
guLs is a serious reflection on the patriotism Of
the Democratic party.
How little regard Free Traders pay to facts
was shown in the meeting last night at Cooper
Institute. One OF the speakers declared that
what the Sou needs is Free Trade 1t so
Happens that the only really prosperous towns
in the South to-day ae those which are being
built up by the aid of manufacturing made
possible by protective tariff. But then such
facts as these do not trouble the Free Traders
Lord Iddcsleighs sudden death brings to
IN end angry controversies over his retirement
from Office. Never a brilliant statesman, he
was leader with many amablo traits of char
actor. who was always popular with the Eng
fish public, albeit his eau ion in Parliamentary
eriscs was generally deplord. lie was AN ad-
fufrxble lieutenant in the Commons whom Lord
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-13

be passed upon as speedily as the Court OF
Appeals can eet to it. RouIke's doom should
be prompt enough to inspire wholesome
terror and to discourage murder.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-13

disparas1ng dead mans memory and in denounc'
ing THE TRBuNR for telling the plain facts
about tho treatment which he had received from
a partisan Administration. Those facts had been
frequently set forth In these columns while Mr.
Roach was living. There was no impropriety In
repeating them when he was dead. In fact, com
mon Justice to the dead required q restatenent Oh
those facts. Journals which INCREASINGLY rev1led
the man In life ought to have had the deGency TO
keep quiet when his life came to end. Is 1t not
deplorable that political defences inspired by an
evil conscience should be sought in the afiiction
of stricken famiyp
II man has to be judged by the company ne
keeps, discreet persors will avoid the Democratic
side Of the Trenton Assembly chamber
Justice Barrett has high regard for the news
papers It is apt TO be the case that the Public
officer who earns the esteem OF the PEOPLE has
warm respect for the organs of public sentiment.
The man who dislles the press has need to fear a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-13
II France wants TO fight, she has heard distinct
warning of what she must expect to encounter.


The facilities for rapid transit in New-YorlS are
80 inadequate that numberlcss schemes for supply
ing this need constantly spring into being Some
are good bad and of the worst Is
the pro Jet for putt M elevated road in Broad
way 1t should never be allowed The surface
road there has proved TO be public advantage {:
hut an elevated structure would mean the de-
sruction, far as its present character goes, Of
the most prominent business thoroughfarc in the
city The of Sixth and Third avcs. are not
analogous What the public wants is AN under
ground arcade road, and instead OF hinderinS il
broadway property owners and others in various
streets might wisely pause 10 reflect If they are
not thereby counting greater evil.
Mr. cleveland can find profit in tic words of the
great German Chancellor, who SAYS that he pre-
pares for without counting On allies That is
do.
pat Diver has been made chairman OF the
Aldermen's Railroad Committee. IL is hoped that
Diver has sufficient moral stamina TO resist the
temptations to which his position subjects him
But then tho Craftsmanship OF the Railroad Com
mittec isn't what IL once was
From that day" says THE TRIBUNE, John Roach
walked the shadow OF DEATH II this very
nos, craftsmanship Ia IL not deplorahlo that political
capital should be sought Ia the aiotion OF stricken
lily 1.-THE World.
BY "a singular coincidence every champion Of
Democratic reform in the Ncw-Yorlk press con
sidercd 1t necessary to defend the Administration
on the day after Mr. Roach death. BY an equally
singular coincidence the same journals unite In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-13

poses by rssnG distractions thst must fAk h the
unity q organized labor Better infinitely better wee
1t that good Father Mclynn had left his altar
that he sAoud be used as the asehtfor prectans the
the warfare against sOcia and industrial wrong.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-13

The New Jersey obstructionists having tenn
porarily carried the day, in inducing the War Dc
partment authorities TO delay permission for the
staten Island bridge, ii Is in order for the wise
men who thought an efficient advocacy Of this
work consisted In denyin, and fdiculing facts
to rev Use their methods and retire to the rear. 1t
was The New-iork Times believe, which
found Congressman Phelps's account Of "a Jersey
creek which he called great waterway so ludi-
crous and thought it wonderful fun to ridicuc
"the commcrce OF mud-scows and coal-barges.
II now appears that the War Department engineers
substantially reproduce Mr. PhcTss stat stics and
conclusions. After all a horsc-lauch is not the
most powerful OF argumcnts-paricularly when
the animal emitting 1t is under sus icOn of being
/. donkey. We think Mr. Phelps, AMI the jersey
men generally, wrong in their opposition 10 this
bridge, and believe that In the end they must
yicld-as the opponents of the Ohio and Mississippi
River bridges had TO yield long ago. But nothing
is to be gained by ignoring their facts attempt
ing to ridiculc the commerce they represent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-13
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Prince Bisu.arck's speech might be considered
hopef,l view OF the state OF Europe il it did not
Affect an dir Of abs lutte bopclcssneSs
The Bridge authorities should go slowly in
building inclined planes from their stations to the
streets The short one which has been on trial IN
brooklyn has not proved satisfactory. II inclined
planes are To bc used anywhere on the Bridge
thoy micht well DC substituted for the dairways
on the promenade. These stairways should never
hive been built and dsht ~ be got rid of.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-13

FOREIGN. An argument on coast defences. -
D cath of Lord Iddesleieb 60 Debate Of the |
German Army bill continued. - The Emin Bey |
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-13

THY TgtINF said cditori.y yesterday that the action
OF D-no. ratio Cabinet officer wiped out the htle lot
tune that Mr. Roach h. avfd" I'm TRIBvNEs Obituary
notice of tho said that after the business
affair. have brn .tt Ell tn estaie will be worth 10 the
family NJ least al 900 Doc IL will probably be worth
nearer - rhis would he considered quite re-
spretabe remnant OF little fortune by most people
tIho world
Why misrcprcsent plain n matterP 1t was
the opinion Of the Attorney General TO the effect
hat the contracts were invalid and that Mr..
Roach was linblc for every dollar he had received
that "wipcd out the little fortune that Mr.. Roach
had saved But that opinion. while II drove the
contractor into bankruptcy, was never acted upon
by the Secretary Of the Navy. On the contrary a
compromise was effected and the vessels are now
the property OF the Government. II Mr. Roach
Ind been sued under the Attorney Generals oEin-
ion there would not have been a remnant OF his
fortune There is no discrepancy between THE
TRIBUSE's two articles There Is very broad
DISCREPANCY between the text Of each AMI our
usually accurate neighbours commentary uDon it,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-13

What the Democrats OF Indiana and New
Jersey failed To accomplish by the popular will
they now seek To do by fraud. They should have
known better The lesson taught by the result
of similar methods in Ohio and Illinois last year
should have been fresh in their memories.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-13

The New-Icrsey Democrat who would rather be
right than be Speaker now has his day.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
Increase$1 ,571 ,229 81, 1897, 1888

Increase$1, ,571 ,229 $1,se7,sss ,,o,-a
From this it appears that while the
lines took in a million and half more
money in 1886 than in 1885 they made
$326,35S less profit. This was due
to the long war between the con-
tinental lines, which compelled
the roads to carry freight and pas
sengers at very little above the
actual cost of moving them, and
raised the percentage of operating
expenses to gross earnings from
AS to 81 per cent. If we dissect the
accounts of the various divisions
which make up the whole system We
find that the loss was incurred on the
two divisions of the Southern Pacific,
and that the Central Pacific and the
leased lines paid very we'll. The Cen
tral Pacific earned net $5, 1927, ,126, and
the leased lines in California $2,425,-
627, while the net earnings of the old
Southern Pacific system, with mile
age nearly twice as great as that of the
Central Pacific and its leased feeders,
were $4 4,930,471:
Freight Passenger
cepla pIEsqP Pacific MeaEe 1895 Esr5ass
5. P. tPac Div. 1896 4,435,5O9 2,I15,476
Do (Atl'c Divj. 1897 4,69O,56O 1,19I,5Os
If the Southern Pacific belonged to
another company and the present
Southern Pacific Company of Ken
lucky only owned the old Central Pa
cifc with its leased feeders, it would
be better piece of property than it is.
Its gross earnings even in year OF
war such as 1886 was would be some
thing like $15 .000, 900 and over half OF
this would be profit.
A matter Of more interest than this
to the general public is the movement
of passengers and freight. The move
ment of 1886 compares as follows with
that of 1885:
Local freight Through freight
moved. tbs moved. 1bs
1886 ....4 4,719,633,23O LIZA 4,333,36O
The increase in local freight is about
25 per cent and in through freight
something like 66 per cent.
The passenger business compares as
follows:
Year. East bound. west-bound. Local.
1886 -. 66,312 92,246 2,315,524
The excess of west-bound over east
bound passengers affords some clew
to the immigration into the State. 1t
is not an absolutely reliable test, be-
cause there are more ways than one
of returning East, but it is clew
worth noticing.
An increase of 60 per cent. in west
bound passengers and of II per cent.
in east-bound passengers shows that
low fares stimulate travel. The move
ment this year is not as heavy as last,
as might be supposed, but it will show
a substantial increase over 1885, and
if the inquiry for farm land in this
State is maintained, there will be
still further increase, even without any
reduction in fares, in 1888.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
TER MS ::

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DAILY HERALD. by mail, one year,. $500
DAILY HERALD, by mail, six months. 4.25
DAILY HERALD, by mail, three months 2.25
Delivered in the city for 20 cents per week
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
The scenery of ssSun Set,,

Is grand. The mountains and the sea vieing
with each other to please lovers of nature.
A good chance to invest. Sale of town lots
Monday, August 18th, 1887. Room 16, over
Los Angeles National Bank, up stairs. E. +.
Hall, Secretary.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
sun Set

Commands magnificent view of the ocean,
San Pedro and the Catalina Islands in the
distance, with long lines of white breakers
from Long Beach and Santa Monica. Every
lot is so situated that fine view is had OF
the mountains and the ocean. Sale of lots
Monday Morning, August 18th, room 10,
over Los Angeles National Bank building
E. L. HALL, Secty.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
ssSuln Set.,,

Situated on the line of the new Santa
Monica Steam Motor Foot Hill r. r., IL
miles from Los Angeles and 8 miles from
Santa Monica Sale Monday August 18th.
Room I6, over Los Angeles National Bank.
E. E. Hall Secretary.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
Remember the Hotel

EQUAL to the Del Monte will shortly be built,
the Meadow Park lot cost fortune. To-day
and for short time only $75 and 500,
each on easy payment. MOSS q Waru, lo4
N Main street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
Malaria.

Darby's Prophylactic Fluid Is held in wide
esteem as a specific and preventive In ~
we have the means of rendering the air ana
water wholesome.
"Darbys Fluid is a good defecator and de-
stroyer of miasmatic matter."-J. c. BOOTH,
chemist, U. S. Mint Philadeldhia.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
If You w ant

The best thing ever invented for all washing
and cleaning purposes, call on your grocer
for PYLE's PEARLINE.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31

Those Complaining of Sore Throat
Hoarseness, or "taking cold," should use
Browns BRONCHIAL TRocHEs. The effect if
extraordinary, particularly when used by
singers and speakers for clearing the voice.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
.DyIo.e ro MOTHERS.

Mrs. WiNSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP P should
always he used for CHILDREN TEErHING
II S0OTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS ths GUMS,
allays all pam. CURES WIND COLO, and Is
the BEST REMEDY for DIARRHQA. TWEEN
TY-FIVE CENTS A BOTTLE.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
Rosecraus only six Miles

From Los Angeles and Ballona Harbor.
Cheap fare and rapid transit. Water with
everp lot,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
The Railroad Report.

The annual report of the Southern
Pacific Company for the year 1886,
now jusl published, is an interesting
and important document. Its point
may be condensed into single SEN
tence: 1t shows uniform increase OF
traffic and travel over the year 1885.
The mileage OF the road was in
creased 149 miles during the year, 100
miles being new lines constructed. 1t
stood when the report closed as fol-
lows:
Miles.
Central Pacific lines s......,.............1,3 1,340
Leased lines in California ............. 412
Southern Pacific Pacific system) -. 1,396
Southern Pacific (Atlantic system) 1897
Total ........................ .4,S45
There are but two companies in the
Uuited States which operate more
miles of road than this. These are
the Union Pacific, which owns, leases
or operates 5712 miles of line, and the
st. Paul, which has 1921 miles. The
mileage of the Southern Pacific sys-
tenn exceeds that of the Chicago and
Northwestern by a 1000 miles, is more
than double that of the Pennsylvania
or Rock Island, and more than four
times that of the New York Central.
1t is an empire in itself.
The gross earnings, expenses and
net earnings of the system compare
as follows with those of 1885:
vo.us Gross Operating Net
i0"''' earnings. expenses. earnings.
1885 .$19, 1851, 400 SO, 13s, 800 $1O,712,56O
1886 81 1,422 500 IL 1,036,727 10,3S6.2O2
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-12
TO PRESERVE THE RECORDS.
Copying the Maps In the State Land
office.

AUGUSTA, Aug. 1.-THE last Legislature
made an appropriation for the purpose of
having the county maps in the Land Office
here copied and the copies fcrnished to the
several counties in the State for preservation
and such use as may be required of them.
That work is now being done by ]. III. Coch-
ran of this city, and the counties Of Andros-
coggin, Cumberland and York will soon re-
ceive their copies Of the maps. This action
on the part of the State is in the line of safe
ty, for there is hardly county in the State
but what has facilities for preserving public
records in greater safety than the State
House. While the counties have been NOV
ing in the matter of fre-proof public build
ings the State has practically stood still, the
greatest improvement that has been made to
the State House to render its contents more
secure from fire being the recent erection O,
stand pipes in the building. connected with
the :new water works system of the city.
The records in the Land Office are yery val
liable, and many of the original SURVEYS and
deeds could never bereplaced should they be
destroyed by any accident.
OF late years number of instances have
been found where strips of land lay between
two towns, but did not belong to either one.
just now there is little piece Of land lying
between the towns of Foxcrot and Sanger
vile, Whereupon the new Dover and Fox.
croft Water Company is erecting its works.
which has been discovered to belong 10
neither town. The; land was originally q
part Of the survey for the town Of Sanger
river at that point the boundary Of the town
and the towns north of the river had theii
limits defined according to the original sur.
vey. Nothing now but legislative act will
give either Foxcroft or Sangerville any iur.
isdction over the land.